Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-15 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-3 higher, and slaughter bulls sold Steady. Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 value added.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $243.57/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$243.57

128 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$111

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$22.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.78

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	250.80	1,218	87
Medium and Large 1-2	582	228.22	1,329	41

One grade step is worth $22.58/cwt here — about −$111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale128 hd

243.57

—

MS average13 barns · 1,065 hd

241.78

+1.78

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,591	109.11	1,736	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	100.28	1,141	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	93.68	960	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	83.51	739	46

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,308	62
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,563	6

Every lot, as filed

45 lots · USDA AMS · Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	201.02/cwt	112.50–225.00	1,033	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	230.82/cwt	230.00–232.00	997	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	256.01/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,085	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	233.94/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,326	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	240.22/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,256	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	199.68/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,144	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	287.95/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,074	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	290.35/cwt	285.00–295.00	938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	255.24/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,207	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	260.27/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,101	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,411	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	293.12/cwt	285.00–300.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	216.51/cwt	200.00–236.00	1,327	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	239.84/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,350	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	293.26/cwt	285.00–300.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	222.86/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,054	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	221.24/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,268	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	270.30/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,008	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	272.67/cwt	270.00–275.00	881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	235.24/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,113	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	255.82/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,238	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	230.70/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,437	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	205.17/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,381	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	191.48/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,193	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	241.58/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,022	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	251.36/cwt	245.00–257.00	938	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	201.48/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	260.35/cwt	255.00–265.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	216.63/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,133	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,134	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	221.74/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,064	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,563.41/head	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,563	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,325.61/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,326	50
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	903.09/head	700.00–1,050.00	903	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,569.56/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,570	6
Bulls	—	—	1,763	113.33/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,998	12
Bulls	—	—	1,248	100.67/cwt	95.00–104.50	1,256	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	91.85/cwt	86.00–96.00	941	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	96.98/cwt	92.00–100.50	994	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	105.04/cwt	101.00–108.50	1,366	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	80.31/cwt	75.00–85.00	642	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	66.36/cwt	61.00–71.00	465	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	93.68/cwt	89.00–97.00	960	10

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Mon Dec 4, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,062Last week 298Year ago 1,406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 284Last week 625Year ago 186

Replacement CattleReceipts 222Last week 1,043Year ago 115

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	514	112.50–225.00	201.02
5	—	432	230.00–232.00	230.82
2	—	840	125.00	125.00
5	—	613	185.00	185.00
7	—	480	220.00–224.00	221.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	195.00–204.00	199.68
20	—	473	215.00–230.00	222.86
10	—	623	185.00–197.50	191.48
14	—	423	235.00–247.50	241.58
8	—	373	245.00–257.00	251.36
4	—	323	255.00–265.00	260.35
18	—	523	207.50–225.00	216.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	202.50	202.50
8	—	567	230.00–240.00	233.94
6	—	523	235.00–245.00	240.22
6	—	373	280.00–295.00	287.95
6	—	323	285.00–295.00	290.35
10	—	473	250.00–260.00	255.24
12	—	423	255.00–265.00	260.27
6	—	273	285.00–300.00	293.12
6	—	223	285.00–300.00	293.26
12	—	623	225.00–236.00	230.70
14	—	673	200.00–210.00	205.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	250.00–262.50	256.01
13	—	690	204.50	204.50
9	—	613	200.00–236.00	216.51
7	—	563	227.50–245.00	239.84
6	—	484	255.00–257.50	255.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	215.00–227.00	221.24
4	—	373	265.00–275.00	270.30
6	—	323	270.00–275.00	272.67
4	—	473	230.00–240.00	235.24
4	—	623	195.00–207.50	201.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,025	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,563.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	50	—	1,025	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,325.61
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	810	700.00–1,050.00	903.09
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,240	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,569.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,763	108.00–118.00	113.33
6	—	1,248	95.00–104.50	100.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	86.00–96.00	91.85
20	—	800	75.00–85.00	80.31
6	—	700	61.00–71.00	66.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,025	92.00–100.50	96.98
18	—	1,300	101.00–108.50	105.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	89.00–97.00	93.68

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

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